The Legbar Thread!

[sweetdreaming]

I know we're not supposed to "count our chickens before they hatch", but I just had to share! I candled my first batch of Jill Rees eggs tonight at 7 days (JR Roo on 4 of my originals and 4 Line D hens, plus Line D Roo on JR hen). 19 out of 20 are fertile and active! WooHoo! I really didn't expect this fertility w/ such young roo's and since its been so dismal and cold (a couple of those eggs sat outside in the nest boxes for most of the day at 39 degrees). 2 weeks to go.... come on babies!!

 

[rooboo]

Does anyone know what to expect from a buff orpington rooster crossed with a cream legbar hen. I have 12 chicks that were an oops. We didn't wait long enough after the orp rooster was with the legbar hens before saving eggs. I believe the pullets should lay green eggs, but I'm not sure what to expect for feather color. If someone has some pictures of this cross I would appreciate you posting them. The little one on the right is a light Sussex, the rest of them are buff orpington x legbar. I'm not sure if the picture is going to show up.

 

[rooboo]

 

[rooboo]

I'm not sure what's going on with the picture but I'm trying

 

[rooboo]

The picture is much better than it looks here, not sure what to do to make it better. And yes, it's cleaning day. LOL

 

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[enola]

What is the cute little white one?

 

[rooboo]

That's an orphan light Sussex, I had three eggs and that was the only one that hatched. He / she was so tiny amongst the legbars.

 

[rooboo]

That is a orphan light Sussex, I had three light Sussex eggs incubating with the legbar x orpington eggs and only one hatched he or she was tiny compared to the others.

 

[Phage]

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